| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance inbounds the ball | 19-22 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Mark Gardner and the foul's on David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #1 | 19-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Manuel Koch (PF) Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch knocks in the floater in the lane | 21-25 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-25 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland can't tip it in | 21-25 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Walton Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Kyle Bochenski steps in front of the Rene Romano pass | 21-25 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-25 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Rene Romano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Manuel Koch denies the turnaround by Stephen Vance | 21-27 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski gets the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 21-27 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | James Molino tips it back up and in | 21-29 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is whistled for a carry | 21-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Richard Calvert - foul #1 on Richard Calvert, team foul #2 | 21-29 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert hits the follow up shot | 23-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | The refs have stopped play. Orville Farr is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 23-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF) Craig Drake | |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Bochenski | 23-34 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Walton Bell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi snags the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Rene Romano banks in the layup on a great pass from David Taylor | 25-34 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico tips it in | 25-36 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Cecil Didomenico steals the ball from Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 25-36 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Rene Romano steals the ball from Cecil Didomenico | 25-36 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | David Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Craig Drake (C) Fidel Gallegos, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the easy layup | 25-36 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Craig Drake grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Richard Calvert is called for the reach on Stephen Vance - foul #2 on Richard Calvert, team foul #3 | 25-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), David Taylor (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Rene Romano, Manuel Koch, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Craig Drake | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 6 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Aleksandar Ptaszynski steals it from Kyle Bochenski | 25-36 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is fouled on the floor by Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG) Walton Bell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Stephen Vance | |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Fidel Gallegos - foul #3 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Brian Maitland | |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos double dribbles | 26-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Craig Drake (C) Fidel Gallegos, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Walton Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-36 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance can't connect on a runner in the lane | 26-36 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski snags the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Mark Gardner | 26-38 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Walton Bell scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Manuel Koch | 28-38 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is fouled on the floor by Manuel Koch - foul #1 on Manuel Koch, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Craig Drake | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Maitland | 28-40 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Rene Romano can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Maitland - foul #3 on Brian Maitland, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | James Molino lays it in on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 30-42 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Mike Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | David Taylor steals it from Zlatko Zachman | 30-42 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski misses the tip | 30-42 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Mike Williams tips it back up and in | 32-42 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Molino and the foul's on Harold Gearhart - foul #1 on Harold Gearhart, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Mike Williams, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the easy layup | 32-45 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Rene Romano steps in front of the Stephen Vance pass | 32-45 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the dunk attempt | 32-45 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Richard Calvert picks off the pass by Brian Maitland | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Rene Romano knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 8 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance gets the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski buries a shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Fidel Gallegos steals the ball from Richard Calvert | 35-47 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert is called for 3 seconds | 35-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Rene Romano, Danny Bump | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico (C) Brian Maitland | |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Mike Williams steps in front of the Mark Gardner pass in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Mike Williams | 37-50 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-50 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert is whistled for a carry | 37-52 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner tips it home | 37-54 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Mike Williams hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 37-54 |